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Which Shall it Be ? s
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BY ETHEL LYNN. U
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Which.shall it be? Which shall it be? _
I looked at John?John looked at mc,
(Pear patient John, who loves me yet
A? well as tho' my locks were Jet,)
And when I found that I must speak,
II v voice seemed strangely low and weak. 1
"Jell me again what Robert said
And then! llst'nlng bent my hcud. tj
"This is his letter;'5?
"I will give a
Hoase and lands while you shall live,
lf?jB return, from out your seven
One qhlld to me for aye is given." a
1 looked at John's old garments worn, t;
I thought of all that John had borne,
poverty, and work and care, h
which. I, though willing, could not share; ()
I thought of seven mouths to feed,
Of seven Uttle cbildren's needs, f,
' And thenofthis.
"Come, John,"said I, o
"We'll choose among them as they lie
AataD;" so walking band in band. u
Dear John and I surveyed our band. p
Pint,to tbe cradle lightly stepped h
Where Lillian the baby slept,
Uer.damp curls lay like gold alight, o
A glory'gainst the pillow white.
Softly her father stooped to lay c
His rough hand in loving way,
W>?n dream or whisper made her stir.
Aj)?thu?wiy John?"Not her, not her." e
Waatocped beside the trundle-bed, ti
And one long ray of lamp-light shed
Atbvaifcthe boyish taoes there P
ID U??lllu (uuiui ouu >1.4. ,
I hv on Jamie'a rough red cbeek
Ateacandrled; ere John could speak. t<
"He's but a baby, too," said I.
1%nrtilf 1?(1 him sn irri hnrrlnn hT s'
Pale, patient Robbie's angel face : i
SUM Id his sleep bore sufferings trace,
"No, for a thousand crowns, not b I in" i
We whispered while our eyes were dim. \
Poor Dick! bad Dick! our wayward son, u
Turbttfent?reckless?idle?one? n
Coold be be sperod??Nay, he who gave
Bid*, u*. befriend blm to his grave; z'j
Only a mother's heart can be
BMiaot enough for such as he:
"Andso " s&ld John, "I would not dare,
Da tend hint from her bedside prayer."
Than stole we softly up above
And knelt by Mary, child of love.
"Itehaps former 'twould better be,"
I said to John. Quite silently
He lifted up a curl that lay a
AcrosJLher cheek in wilful way,
And;shook his bead "Nay, love, not thee," w
Ub^nijJlemy heart beat audibly: *
Only one more, our eldest lad,
Truetyand truthful, good and glad? ti
So like, bis lather. "No, John, no?
I.eannot, will not let blm go." ^
And so we wrote in courteous way,
A^njou Idnot glTe one child away; tl
And afterward toll lighter seemed,
Thinking of that ol which we dreamed, tl
Happy in truth, that not one face h
W? mused from its accustomed place;
Thankful to work for all the seven, ti
Tm?tins> th? rest to One In Heaven.
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BRAINS. a
m ?
The man who is good natured all u
day does more for the race than he a
who wins a battle. w
ChrlBt says to every lost sinner? ^
Come; to every redeemed sinner?Go.
Come and be saved; go and save some
? ' one else.
Sl
Every solitary kind action that is
don* the world over is working brisk- h
ly in its own sphere to restore the bal- tj
ance between right and wrong. e)
"A* bo me rare perfume In a vase of clay u
Fervmlse It with a fragrance not Its own.
So vtxoThou dwellestln a mortal soul,
AIL heaven's own sweetness seems around ,
&> ?It thrown."
Augustine's famous remark about
the Old^and New Testaments, quoted 6'
in an article in this paper some time *
gQ, Ja: "The New Testament is latent 61
in the- Old; the Old is patent in the "
?? . New." ; I
O dreadful tongue! The mischief is
going on everywhere. Life is embit- a
tered, and the world filled with elements
of wrath by this deadly agency.
Gsaoais the. only remedy. "No man M
caategaeit."
The weak man is he who forms *
muay purposes and drops one after another
in the face of difficulties. The
stroBff.is he who forms a few purposes,
hut, in the face of all opposition, carrisfteach
one through to successful is- o
sues, a
What an image of the Divine conde- v
ooension does it convey, that "the
goodness of God leadeth to repent- h
ano*J" It does not barely invite, but 1(
it conducts. Every warning is, more 11
or less, an invitation: every invitation 0
is a lighter stroke to avert a heavier I.1
blow. 0
Amiability is despised by some rug- "
ged natures as a weakness, but this is a
mjstafce. A granite pillar loses none P
of ita massive strength by being pol- a
on the contrary its polish is an 111
evidence of the hardness of its texture &
andaguarantee of its strength. You F
cannot polish chalk or putty.
The love of the world takes away j;
mon o offnr orul ralifih fftP
AtVJAA WVU ? UWA4W ?MW4 M? SV.WM ?- g
heavenly things. None of the bidden t
,guiit?>were kept away by an occupa- a
tipo in itself sinful, while yet all became
sinful because allowed to inter- ?
fj r
fere with higher objects, because the ?
first place, instead of a place merely t
subordinate, is given to them.
God is a loving Father and a loving c
Friend to the children of men, and v
not their arbitrary Sovereign. He j
who realizes this truth has a freedom
in his grateful service of God which is
is not possible to one who lacks its
comprehension. It is said of a devoted
miaakmarv that "in his eye all life was ?
a covenant* and every act a conseera- ?
tion." Such a life is a life of joy and
a life of peace. There is true joy and
true peace in no other life. .
t
HANKERS ARE DECAYING. f
1
Gradual Decline of Social and Domes- '
tie Sweetness?The "Missing Link." J
Higher education has something to 6
do with the gradual decline in that '
social and domestic sweetness which is (
5 v- j
the outgrowth of the performance of 1
loving little duties and atentions one
toward another. The daughter has
her school, her college, her post gradu- 1
ate courses, her societies and her discus- *
sions of political economy and her (
4'alow," and no longer relieves her 1
mother of household cares or places the
slippers by the fire for her father. The
soil has his night key, his own set of
companions and associates, is only seen ]
at meal times and not always then, and (
has so many engagements that mother j
or sister can rarely rely upon him as ]
an escort, and are often obliged to seek }
or accept the attention from strangers j
or mere acquaintances which they do (
not find at home. ,
But this is not the worst of "society" j
young men. Vanity and imbecility (
are fast rendering them an indistin- (
guishable race?neither divine, human t
nor respectable as brutes, but a new (
Ba&lf', 'pi;
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pecies, possibly the "missing link," to
e investigated and assigned a place
y naturalsits. A young dude recently
iiade it a condition of going to a party
rith his sister that she should not "inerduce"
any one. He didn't want to
V? Ir> liof /vf an ft noinfo nnoc
1L1UWCU5C UIO nob VTA.
esides, he was "afwaid" the "collec- 1
ion" might be "mixed." This is liter- '
lly true.
Modern improvements, inventions '
nd luxurious appliances have done
heir share toward ridding us of the '
mmanities. Nobody now wants to
take any trouble" for themselves or ;
jr other people, not even the members
f their own households. What is the
se of taking a message or carrying a 1
arcel? There is the telephone in the 1
ouse or office and the messenger boy <
n the corner. Memory is no longe1" 1
ultivated in the direction of performag
thoughtful little acts, and fails '
ven in the service of directing others 1
> attend to them. Personal solictude, I
ersonal sympathy is dying out for '
rant of exercise, because every one is
jo busy to more than write a note or i
end a bouquet of flowers, and even the
Llness of our nearest ana aearest is 1
arned over to the "trained" nurse and I
octor, and the busy nothingness of
ur lives goes on as before?Jenny June 1
i New YorkWorld. ^
Bread day in Normandy.
A writer in the Epoch gives an injresting
account of bread-makeng in (
French peasant's fanily, and it is one (
rhich will, no doubt, arouse in the
Lmerican housewife an.increased atichment
to her own methods of
rork. ,
On calling at the farm-house, the
-avelers were offered a lunch, consisng
of cider, goat's cheese, and hard,
eavy bread. The loaf placed upon the
ible was one of a half-dozen, resemling
cartwheels, which had been leanlg
against the wall, and was cut with
small saw made for the purpose.
These loaves were baked but once a
lonth, bread day in a Norman peasnt's
family somewhat resembling
ashing day with us.
* ~ 1 nnn f AM rtf f V* C\
Aiici iuuuucuu, me uau^uici ui uiiv
ouse took the visitors to a picturesque
stone builing where the bread
ras made, and where several pairs of ]
xbots, or wooden shoes, hung against
ie wall, looking as white as if they .
ad been painted. In one corner of ,
le place wasa largeinclosure surround- (
i by boards, which were also snow- (
'bite. This was the dough trough. ,
Once a month the father of the famiand
his hired man here set the yeast
ising. Flour and water are stirred to- |
ether with huge wooden spades, and
-hen it approaches the proper consist- (
ucy, the men put on the sabots, jump
i, and begin kneeding,
They hop and prance, stamp and
ick, until they have no strength left,
nd when that process is finished the
ough is baked in a huge oven.
"In America bread-baking is woman's
'U1A| ICLUaiACU a VIOIIUI*
"Ah," exclaimed the little Norman
irl, "how cruel you men are! I would
ithershoe horses.
?
Hot Rollf* Better than Oatmeal.
Let us then have a breakfast of stake
r chops with good coffee, hot rolls,
nd eggs, and we are ready ior a aays
fork.
After all the abuse that has been
eaped upon hot bread, I am glad to
jnd my voice in its defense. Properly
lade, that is, without pernicious alkali
r half baking. I have found it not on- ;
Y as easily digested, but many times (
lore so, than any cereal food that my
yspeptic patients eat; and it is in j
nitely more palatable. Hot rolls, as
urchased from a first class city bakery
re among the most desirable of morn- |
tig foods. I regret that I cannot say
o much for oatmeal, though many
lersons seem to think that it consti
utes the most needful and nutritious
ortion of their breakfast. But recent
xperiments prove that by far the greatr
part of what is taken passes through
he body unchanged, acting merely as
n irritant to sluggish bowels as it goes
long. To digest this intractable food
ir?perly, hard out-door labor seems to
?e necessary, and I am convinced that
he only nutritive value it has for a
najority of my readers is found in the
ream that is eaten wtth it, which
vould much better be taken alone.?
From "Health Suggestions," in the
imcrican Magazine for October.
Women who Never Rest.
Many women never rest. They
eem not to understand wnai rest?
eal rest?means. To throw one's self
lown with a newspaper or a book is
lot rest; it is only a change of occupaion.
To sit down and keep the finders
flying over some sort of fancy
ivork, as if one was pursued by a
lemon of unrest, is certainly not rest.
But to lie at full length upon a hard
surface, arms extended at the sides,
lead back, with no pillow, eyes clos}d,
all cares and worries dismissed?
;his is rest; this will smooth away
wrinkles in face and in temper ; this
will give an air of repose the the tired,
inxious, nervous woman; this will
ake awak many an ache aud straight;n
out round shoulders and crained
aecks.
Health In Flowers.
Eight years of almost continuous
lersonal experiment has confirmed the
jarly view of Dr. J. M. Anders that
jouse-plants are entitled to a very
iiigh rang among sanitary agents. In
i new work he even asserts the conviction
that living plants serve as an efti;ient
protection against consumption
jfthe lungs, besides rendering important
service in other conditions of
lisease. An abundance of flowers, inleed,
seems to offer an imperfect
mbstitute for out-door life when inloor
life is unavoidable.
What Mailc Tommy Brown Gentle. J
By L. J. R.
1
"' Ye-are-the-light-of-the-world.'"
Ruthie read the little verse out slowly, i
then looked up at her mother, who sat <
ear, and said: ;
"I don't know what that means, ^
mamma." - 1
Mamma smiled, but din't answer, ,
for a moment, then she said : 1
"Was Tommy Brown at school j
yesterday?"
Ruthie brightened up immediately. 1
"YeB, mamma, he was, and he gave ;
me a big red apple. I like him a great |
ieal better than I used to do. He isn't
3rosi and hateful any more, and he |
dosen't get angry and fight the boys. ]
Fred struck him right in his face the |
sther day. I saw him; but he did not
strike back again at all, though I ;
?uess he wanted to for a minute, for I ]
jaw him raise his hand; but he didn't."
"Does he trouble you little girls any
more?"
"O. mother! Not a bit. You know
be told U9 he was sorry, and wasn't ]
*oi?g to do so any more." '
"What has changed him so, Ru- 1
thie?" <
"Why, mamma, you know he has 1
become a Christian. He joined church '
last Sunday, don't you remember?" ^
"O, what was your verse, Ruthie?" '
Thus recalled to her Bible, the little ^
maiden read again, "Ye are the light '
af the world." !
"Who was talking, Ruth?" '
"Jesus Chsist." '
"Who does He say is 'the light of *
the world?"
Ruth studied the chapter. "'Ye.'
It says 'Ye.'"
"Read the first two verses, dear." 1
"O, it was the disciples. His disciples.
It says so." J
"Yes, He told His disciples they
were 'the light of the world.' What is
light for?"
"To?to?why, to make things clear
?to show things."
"And what should Christ's disciples
show?"
"Show that they love Him," said
Ruth, softly, after a pause.
"Yes, and that loving Christ makes
them better and kinder, too."
"Yes," said Ruth, meditatively. "It
is so with Tommy. Everv body
knows that he is a better boy, and
gvery body says it is because he has become
a Christian. I heard the boys
talking about it yesterday. I think he
is a little light."
Mother turned over the leaves of a
book.
"Hear is a little poem, Ruthie, about
>ur shining. Will you read it aloud?"
And Ruthie read softly ;
"Jesus bids us shine
With a clear, pure light,
* Like a little candle
Burning: In the night.
In the world is darkness,
So we must shine?
omoll rtrtfnflf
iUU 1U JUUI UU4MU wwt*.v I
And I in mine.
"Jesus bids ub shine,
First of all, for Him;
Well He Bees and knows it.
If our light is dim.
He looks down from heaven
To see us shine?
You in your small corner,
And 1 In mine.
"JeflUB bids us shine? ,
Shine for all around,
Many deeds of darkness
In the world are foundSin
and want and sorrow;
So we must shine?
You in your small corner,
And I in mine."
L'uJuHtly Punished.
The chances are, young people, that
in those days of "home rule" by the
children you have suffered from having
had too little parental discipline rather
than from too great severity. Nevertheless,
there are cases of misplaced
severity, and even wise and kind parents
may sometimes make an error.
Well does the writer remember the (
case of a parent who whipped his little
riaiirrfitor uW?mnfinfr in overcome in
U?U^U?ViJ MFWVW ? 0 ?
this way her whimsical terror of the
dark when left alone at night. The
poor little maid sobbed herself to sleep,
that night.
But the next evening, five minutes
after she had been left alone with the,
to her, fearful dark, her terror overcame
her dread of punishment and a
pitiful little voice was heard at the <
head of the stairs:
"O papa come up here and whip me!
I'm so 'fraid of the dark." i
This convinced the father that the
child's terror was more than a whim,
and he deeply regretted his hastly
punishment, which was never repeated.
I
The following incident, related by
a father, is of the same nature :
"I shall never forget, though I have ;
have wished a thousand times that I
could, how I punished little Mamie for
continually pronouncing a word
wrong?as I thought wilfully?after I
had tried hard to make her say it
correctly. She was quiet for a few
minutes after I had punished her, and
the she looked up, with a quivering
lip, and said,
"Papa, you will have to whip me
again. I can't say it."
"You can imagine how I felt, and
how I kept 011 remembering the look
on her face and the tone of the sad
little voice."
For our Girl*.
[Extracts from the Baccalaureate address of
President Bass to the forty-four graduates
of the Wesleyan Female College, Macon, Ga.1
No work to do, indeed! Why,
young ladies, there is now being conducted
under the leadership of your
own sex, the grandest moral movement
of this or any other age. The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
inaugurated and managed by
women, is doing more to reform society
by the destruction of the liquor traffic,
than all similar organizations ever
accomplished. Already the terrible
tyrant, Alcohol, is nearly dethroned
from his place of power in Georgia,
ind I believe the time is near at hand
when there shall not be found a drink- T
ng saloon in our grand old commonwealth.
A
If there is one cause which appeals 11
- ' 1 ? il nxntUoi. vmir Y
cnore strongly tuau uuutuoi w j vM* ?
jympathy and aid, it is this work of
your fair country-women in saving
your homes and preserving your fa- Y
there and brothers from a curse of a *
drunkard's grave, and you dear girls, u
from that saddest of all fates, a drunkard's
wife. With brave hearts and -1
willing hands join your older sisters in v
this glorious work, and rest not from t
your toil till victory perches on your
oanners, and every home is redeemed.
Every Southern girl should be proud 11
to work by the side of South Carolina's b
fair daughter, for the fame of Mrs. x
Bailie F. Chapin will live in history j.
with those of Hayne and Sumter and
Legare, whose fame is the glory of the
Palmetto State.
How to Rend Books.
It is almost always worth while to ^
read a thing twice over, to make sure ril
ihat nothing has been missed or drop- we
ped on the way of wrongly conceived ^
jr interpreted. And if the subject be fuj
Berious, it is often well to let an interval av
j)apse. Ideas, relations, statements of cu
fact are not to be taken by storm. We n?
have to steep them in the mind, in the
hope of thus extracting their inmost ]a<
2ssence and significance. If one lets of
an interval pass, and then returns, it is
surprising how clear and ripe that has
become which, when we left it, seemed he
crude, obscure, and full of perplexity, th
All this takes trouble, no doubt: but mi
CO
then, it will not do to deal with ideas ^
that we find in books or elsewhere aa th
a certain bird does with its eggs?leaves cu
them in the sand fof the sun to hatch ^
and chance to rear. People who follow g^j
this plan possess nothing better than to
ideas half hatched and convictions wi
* ' 5 J A mi 1 {fr a Q T1
rearea Dy acciuem. mej aic nn.? ? ^
man who should pace up and down UI
the world in the delusion that he is be
clad in sumptuous robes of purple and th
velvet, and when in truth he is only
half covered by the rags and tatters of
other people's cast-off clothes.?John
Morley.
Remove stains from cups and saucers ca
by scouring with fine coal ashes. 8*(
Cast iron stoves and ironware should jn
be heated gradually the first time they
are used. Hi
A polished floor can be kept looking t-(
nice by whipping it over with a cloth
saturated with milk. pc
Bent whalebone c&n be restored and
used again by simply soaking in water
a few hours and then drying them.
As a dentrifie, salt and water is very th
cleansing and also hardens the guns.
It will also prevent the hair from fal- pj
ling out. ?]
A good substitute for buttermilk in or
cooking is a thin batter made of flour th
and tepid water, allowed to remain ^
long enough to sour. co
A bread-and-water poultice is made m
by dipping a piece of bread, after the hi
crust nas oeen removeu, mtu
Lift out and at once and apply hot.
Not only should the mattresses be
turned and aired at least three times a ^
week, but pillows and boulsters ought ,
to be beaten, shaken and exposed to ^
the fresh air. ^
Mix starch with soapy water and
you will find it a pleasure to do up
your starched goods. It prevents j
the iron from sticking and makes a m
glossy surface. ^
When potter's ware is boiled for the
purpose of hardening it, a handful or m
two of bran should be thrown into the ^
Tiratar onH fVio orlftsincr will TIGVer be in
.. V.UX.A, B O a ,
jured by acids or salt. *
When molasses is used in cooking it
is a great improvement to boil and
skim it before using. The raw, rather
unpleasant taste of the poor qualities
of molasses is much improved by this tb
process. hi
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Milk as a Stimulant. ev
yc
Milk heated to much above 100?, n(
Fahrenheit, loses for a time a degree of r}(
its sweetness and density. No one A
who, fatigued by over exertion of body re
and mind, has ever experienced the ^
reviving influence of a tumbler of this tl(
beverage, heated as hot as it can be re
sipped, will willingly forego a resort to af
it because of it being rendered some- m
what less acceptable to the palate. The ^
promptness with which its cordial in- re
fluence is felt is indeed surprising. ar
Some portion of it seems to be digested
and apropriated almost immediately,
v*aw Ainntr fVimr iioqH
aiiU ixjttuj yy xx\j uun muvj vuvj uwv?
alcoholic stimulants when exhausted hi
by fatigue will find in this simple m
draught an equivalent that will be
abundantly satisfying and far more th
enduring in its effects.? Medical fie- w:
cordcr. ' ge
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Another Wise and Well-Bred Dor. ^
sb
One of the Forest and Stream's readers,
who is a skilled field shot, owns a
pointer who has been brought up in the ^
way he should go. The dog knows
when Sunday comes, and he refuses to
hunt on that day. Ho will put in his
best efforts from early Monday morn- ^
ingtill late Saturday night, but not a
step will he budge toward the field on
Sunday. This is not a dog story, but
the facts are actually as stated.?Forest w
and Stream. 10
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A Glasgow draper, who was narrating
his experience during his first visit
to England, said he stepped into an to
Episcopal chuch in the middle of the ('1
service,just to see what they did.
"I hadn't been well seated," he said, w
"when the minister away at the other
end cried out, 'Lord, have mercy on us
all!' and then a' the folks aboot me to
lied, ,Lord, preserve us all!' 'Mercy at
on us,' ways T, did ye never see a man tb
frae Glasca afore?' " to
,'>^?^ V-^ '* *^-'* ?' :?8f*
TTork and Win. 1
he sweetest cherries, mind you, lad, P
Grow highest on the tree;
.nd would you win the fairest fruit, B
One thing I'll say to thee: .
; falls not at the clinking gay 1
Of an Idler's pelf? t
ou'll have to climb the rugged tree, K
And gather for yourself.
:is vain to wait the fruit to fall. a
Or pelt the tree with stones? si
ou'll have to struggle up, b
And risk some broken bones; b
ou'll only waste your time below, d
And get indifferent pay? &
f you would reach the ripest fruit, &
Just throw your fears away. si
Pis so with everything in life
That's worth the owning, lad? []
iMth learning, wealth, and oharacter?
The best, the good, and great have had:
hey come not at the nod or hest
Of any Idle hand? li
Hs only those who bravely toil l
May have them at command.
r, then, you want the ripest fruit,
Just labor till you win;
;ut mind thee, boy, while up you climb,
Keep heart and hand firom sin;
he best and grandest guerdon, lad,
If bought with wicked wage,
10 peace or comfort yields at last,
But curses on your age.
?
A Plea For Father. j
c
Let every wife and mother fully un- ^
rstand that the road along which s
a man of business travels is not a
icadamized one, nor does it ordina- I
y lead through pleasant scenes and
ill springs of delight. On the coniry,
it is a rough and rugged path.
3et with "wait-a-bit" thorns, and
11 of pit-falls, which can only be
oidea by the watchful care of cirmspection.
After every day's joury
over this worse than rough turnfee
road, the wayfarer needs someing
more than rest; he requires so- (
je, and he deserves it. He is weary 1
Hioflnll nrnsA nf lifi? anil dt.hirst
r the poetry. Happy is the husband
10 can find that solace and poetry at
>me. Warm greetings from loving
arts, fond glances from bright eyes,
e welcome shouts of children, the ?
any thousand arrangements for our ,
mfort and enjoyment, that silently
[1 of thoughtful and expectant love,
Le gentle ministrations that disen- 1
mber us in an old easy seat before
a are aware of it; these and like tons
of affection and sympathy confute
the poetry which reconciles us
the prose of life. Think of this, ye .
ives and daughters of business men!
link of the toils, the anxieties, the 1
ortifioations and wear that fathers
idergo to secure you comfortable
>mes, and then compensate them for i
eir trials by making them happy by <!
mtheir firesides.?Reformed Church .
ewenger. 1
s
Chnrch Moorings.
\
An old sea-captain was riding in the 8
rs, and a young man sat down by his t
le. He said:
"Young man, where are you go- l
g?"
"I am going to Philadelphia to \
re."
"Have you any letters of introduc- ,<
>n?"
"Yes," said the young man, and he ]
illed some of them out.
"Well," said the old sea-eaptain,
rnve you a church certificate ?"
"O, yes," said the young man, "I
d not suppose you desired to look at
at."
"Yes," said the sea-captain, "I want
look at that. As soon as you reach
liladelphia, present that to some
lrlstian church. I am an old sail,
and I have been up and down in
e world, and it is my rule as soon as
jet into port to fasten my ship fore
id aft to the wharf, although it may
st a little wharfage, rather than have
yship out In the stream floating
ther and thither with the tide."
Dangers of Foal Air. )
If the condensed breath collected on ]
e cool window panes of a room where >
number of persons has been assem- ,
ed be burned, a smell as of singed
tl r Will snow me preseuue ui ujgnmo (
atter, and if the condensed breath be
lowed to remain on the windows for j
few days, it will be found, on exami- J
ition by the microscope, that it is i
ive with animalculte. It is the inhala>n
of air containing such putrescent
atter which causes half of the sick :
>adaches, which might be avoided by
sirculation of fresh air .?American '
nalyst.
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It Worked Like a Charm.
A Maine clergyman told a friend
at he had great difficulty in putting
s youngest child to sleep at nights,
ae friend waggishly asked: "Didjyou
er try the effect of reading one of
>ur sermons to him, Doctor?" "Why,
replied the good man, in all sejusness;
"I never thought of that."
fter his departure the friend's wife
monstrated with him for playing on
e simplicity of the reverend old gen;man,
but was herself scarcely able to
strain her risibles when, some time
ter, the minister called again, and rearked:
"Oh do you know that I
[opted your husband's suggestion of
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acting one 01 my sermons 10 my uoy,
id it worked like a charm!"
When two young people start out on
"e together with nothing but a deterination
to succeed, not carrying the
ndle near the gunpowder, sympaetic
with each other's employments,
illing to live on small means till they
t large facilities, that is a royal mar- !
ige. It is so set down in the heavenarchieves,
and the orange blossoms
all wither on neither side the grave.
Our National Department of Agrienl- ]
re, as the result of a serious of obser- J
itions the past year, has pronounced ]
;uinst the English sparrow. Dr. Mer- ]
am says these birds spread over 130, j
0 square miles annually.
m * m
Some people are always finding fault j
ith nature for putting thorns on ses;
I always thank her for having
it roses on thorns. ]
m j
Attention to Water.?It is better 1
fill up the water trough before it is :
liet empty than to let the cows get ]
>ry thirsty and drink so much they ,
on't care to eat for two hours.
Advise to Listen to.?It is better
have a cow that knows how to ]
tend to one branch of her business '
loroughly than to have one ambitious
i excel in everything.
'he State of South Carolina,
* ABBEVILLE COUNTY.
robate Court?Citation for Letters of Admin- r
istration.
iy J. Fuller Lyon, Esq.. Judge Probata Court: b
IfHEREAS, L. C. Templeton ban made suit J
Mf to roe, to grant her Letters of Admlnls- ration
of the Estate and effects of Martha E. y
[orwood, late of Abbeville county, deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and admonish all
nd singular the kindred and creditors of the
lid Martha E. Norwood, deceased, that they
e and appear before me. In the Court of Proate,
to be held at Abbeville C. H.,on Wednes
ay, October 31,1888, after publication hereof, 111
o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause if
ny they have, why the sala Administration
tiould not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal of the Court,
this 16th day of October, In the year
L,.S.]of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-eight and in the 113th year
of American Independence.
Published on the 17th day of October. 1888. ]
i the Press and Banner and on the Court J
louse door for the time required by law.
J. FULLER LYON, t
Judge Probate Court. a
Oct. 17,1888, tf
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Executors' Sale.
We will sell at public outcry at the t
ate residence of James J. Devlin, de->
eased, on Wednesday the 14th of Norember
next, the personal property of
aid deceased, consisting of
HORSES, MULES,
CATTLE, HOGS, \
WAGONS, FARMING
TOOLS, HOUSEHOLD
AND KITCHEN FURNITURE,
CORN,
FODDER, COTTON, |
30TT0N SEED, &c.
Also the real estate consisting of
Six Hundred Acres,
nore or less, which will be sold in
hree or more tracts, plats of which
vill be exhibited on day of sale.
All of the property real and personal \
ivill be sold for cash.
S. M. DEVLIN,
J. A. DEVLIN, 1
R. H. DEVLIN, (
Executors. <
Cheese 10 and 16c. per pound. Maccaronl '
Oc, per pound, a E. A. Templeton's.
Look at E. A. Templeton's white shirts at
7c. and 47c. apiece. They are splendid.
We are ready for the planters with a choloe
ot of barley and rye for Pall sowing. Smith ,
fcSon.
We have something entirely new for the la- {
lies?a "Jersey" undervest. Smith <fc Son.
Lodles ask for our Jersey undervests. They "i
ire very desleable. Smith & Son. '
We have a good line of ladles undershirts in
rhite and red wool, white merino and Jerleys.
Smith <fc Son.
Just received the largest stock of shirts in
own. P. Rosenberg & Co.
Bargains! bargains!! in straw hats. P.
ftoeenberg & Co.
Everybody ought to sow a barley or rye
>atch, and you can get the best seed at
}UiibU o.
The best rye seed to be had by P. Rosenberg
fe Co. *
300 boys suits from 81.50 up, Just received.
?. Rosenberg & Co.
Two car loads flour Just received in all
grades. P. Rosenberg & Co.
One car load salt Just received. P. Rosen
>erg & Co.
Just leceived, a lot of 300 boys Buits from
11.50 up. P. Rosenberg & Co. I
We are keeping a first class line of Caasiners
for gents' pants and suits, also the j
Inest line of linings for suits and pants, ever
cept in Abbeville. P. Rosenberg. ;
Clothing.?J. C. Miller has lost received a
arge and attractive line of fall and winter
samples. Prices low and perfect satisfaction
issured. tf
J. C. Miller has had Ave year's experience
n selling clothing made to order, representngsome
of the largest and most reliable
Irms. Can give you entire satisfaction, tf
Call for Hawk's spectaoles and eye glasses
ind have no other. A new assortment Just
ecelved at Speed's drug store.
Who ever heard of starch at 5 cents per
pound? Large lump at this price at E. A.
templeton's.
Only a few more Jeft. What! those 4 Ply
Linen (Juns at ine JtiacKei oiore lor ncut per
pair.
J. C. Miller equipped the Abbeville Rifles
with uniforms?forty suits. Perfect satlslacion
given?not a single garment returned for
Iteration. Call at onee and place your or;rs
for a fall and winter suit. tf
In politics our motto is Tariff Reform. In
irugs, lowest prices .and purest goods. Best
Patent Medicines, purest Drugs for Prescription
work, Paints, Oils, &c. Garden Seeds,
School Books.and all specialties of the drug
trade. J. B. Franks, Lowndesville, S. C.
March 29,1888, 12m.
Feed good bran to your cow if you want
good milk and a plenty of it. We can furnish
you with the bran, Smith & Son.
We have opened our Fall stock of saddlesA.
larger and better assortment than ever be
fore, and that is saying a good deal. Come
ind see for yourself. W. Joel Smith & Son.
We have an excellent gray flannel for ladles
shirts. Smith <fc Son.
COLUMBIA & GREENVILLE DIV
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
IN EJFZCT SEPTEMBER 30, 188S.
(Trains ran by 75th Meridian time.)
NOBTUBOUND.
I + t t
No. No. No.
| 4. SO. 54.
I | Z5l
Lv Charleston 7 00
I P. M.I
Lv Colombia 5 45| 10 25
Ar Alston 6 42j 11 22
Lv Alston 1 11 25
P.M.
I I 1 25!
AlT
Ar Spartanburg ..1 2 501
ArTryon 4 46|
Ar Saluda 5 331
Ar Flat Rock 6 00
Ar Hendersonville 6 10
Ar Ashevllle 7 00
Ar Hot Spring# 8 40
Ar Newberry T 40 12 89
Ar Laurens 9 45
Ar Greenwood 2 27
Ar Abbeville 3 95
A.M.
Ar Beltoo 3 52
Lv Belton...,. 1 10 80 3 52
Ar Piedmont 11 17 4 42
I ' P.M.
Ar Greenville j 12 05 5 80
Ar Anderson I I i 4 25
Ar Seneca 5 45i
Ar Walhalla | | | 6 45
Ar Atlanta 10 40| ....
BOtJTlIBOCND.
_ _
No. No. No.
| 55. 51. 3.
| A.M.
Lv Walhalla 7 00
Lv Seneca 8 00 ..
Lv Andorson 9 35
Lv Abbeville 10 30|
P.M.
Lv Qrecnvillo 8 44)1 2 10
Lv Piedmont s) 33 2 53
Lv Bolton 10 22i Lv
Green wood 11 501 ,
P.M. j A.M.
Lv Laurens I H 10 j
Lv Newberry 2 15 8 10
Ar Alston 3 25 9 10
Lv Alston 3 35
A.M.
Lv Hot Springs 0 50
Lv Ashevllle | >S 251
Lv Hendersonville | 9 15]
Lv Flat Rock 9 25.
Lv Saluda. I 9 521 j
LvTryon_ 10 S9| I
Lv Spartanburg .Ill 55! j
|I\M| |
Lv Union I 1 401 i
Ar Alston 3 35 J 9 15
Ar Columbia | 4 40| 110 10
Ar Augusta 9 15 '
Daily. tDaily except Sunday.
Main Line trains Nos. 54 and 55 daily between Columbia
and Alston. Daily except Sunday between
Alston and Greenville.
D. CAUDWKLL, Div. Pass. Agt., Columbia, S. C.
.IAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen. Puss. Afrt.
SOL. HAAS, Triiflic Manager.
Notice.
i M
I1HE UNDERSIGNED WILL APPLY TO i
L the next session of the General Assemle
of Soath Carolina for a chartOT of the
smale school now conducted at Greenwood,
! fKn nnmn onH Hflfl nf fha ^roon. .
?oocl Female Coiiepe, of Greenwood 8. C.
MRS. N. GILES, C't
MISS T. GILES,
MISS P. GILES,
MISS M. GILES,
MISS S. E. GILES.
August 14, 1888,3mo. v
$
ESTATE SALE.
JS
i
[WILL expose to sale on TUESDAY, the
13th of NOVEMBER next, 1888, at the
ate residence of R. T. GORDON, deceased,
be personal property of said deceased, conlstlng
In part of
ttules, Hogs, Sheep, Cattle,
Wagon, Blacksmith Tools,
Iron for Plantation Work;
lonsehold and Kitchen Furniture,
1 Thresher, 1 Iron Safe,
Buggy and Harness,
md various other articles too tedious to man- j
Ion. TERMS CASH. J
JANE L. GORDON, ]
Administratrix. $
Oct. 24,1888,3t
rfHe !j
En accordance with the act %
o raise supplies for the fiscal year oom- Kl
mencing November 1st, 1887, notice la xj
liereby given that the Treasurer's office .*
3f Abbeville county will be open for the
Election of taxee . A j
HONDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 1888. 1
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Taxes can be paid until December 15th
without penalty. After that date 15 per
sent, will be added.
The rate per centum of taxes, is as fol- ;"cS
Lows:
State purposes 5 mills. < J \
County current 3 " '''?*&]
County special * "
Schools ^ ?
Total 10* ? .
Poll tax $1.00.
Male citizens between twenty-one and V;
fifty years of age are liable to Poll tax.
Tax payers in Ninety-Six and Cokeebury
townships are notified that the tax
to pay the interest on the Bonds in aid of
the Atlantic, Greenville and Western
Railway, amounting to 3 mills In NinetySix
and 3} mills in Cokesbury township J
will be collected at the same time as the
State and County taxes, and will be sub- 'l
ject to the same penalties in case of non
payment
In order to further the collection of the - i
taxes I have arranged the following
schedule of appointments (subject to
changes in Railroad schedules) and request
the tax payers to take due notice
thereof, as the office at the Court House
will necessarily be closed on those days: -'i
Verdery, Tuesday, November 6th.
Bradley, Wednesday, November 7th.
Troy, Thursday, November 8th.
McCormick, Friday, November 9th.
Bordeau^, Saturday, November 10th.
Willington, Monday morning, November
12th.
Lowndesville, Monday afternoon, No- -yember
12th, and Tuesday, November -
13th.
Latimer, Wednesday, Noyember 14th.
Hester, Thursday, November 15th.
Mt. Carmel, Friday, November 16th
until 2 o'clock, P. M.
Abbeville Court House, Saturday, November
17th.
Ninety-Six, Monday, November 19th
after arrival of down train and until up
train next day. ' Greenwood,
Tuesday afternoon, No- j
vember 20th and Wednesday morning
November 21st. ; :-''i!
Coronaca, Wednesday afternoon, No- \
vember 21st.
Hodges, Thursday, November 22nd until
3 o'clock p. m.
Donalds, Friday, November 23rd.
Due West, Saturday, November 24th.
The remainder of the time I will be in
the office at the Court House.
All information as to taxes will bo /
cheerfully given by mail or otherwise.
J. W. PERRIN, ,
County Treasurer.
Sept. 26, 1888, 3m
Special Shoe Department
of
ROSENBERG- & CO
You can't afford to
buy elsewhere.
The Largest Stock!
The Best Shoes!
The Lowest Prices!
Good shoes at prices
within the reach of all.
Our stock of Men's,
Ladies' and Children's
shoes is more than
double its usual amount.
We buy from
manufacturers only,
and can sell you shoes
for less money than
those who buy from
the jobbing trade.
Buy from us, and we guarantee
you a durable and comfortable shoe.
Special bargains offered to those
wanting several pair.
P. Rosenberg & Co.
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